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SportFootballEuropean Roy Keane tears into Manchester United and 'schoolboy' Paul Pogba after Champions League exit Keane believes his former side need three or four new signings to help them get back to being a force in Europe like they were when he was skipper Sports Staff Thursday 15 March 2018 08:22 GMT Click to follow The Independent Sport Popular videos Follow live as the fallout from the UK-Russia row continues Davis willing to 'live with' shorter Brexit transition period Russia tells UK 'we will not be spoken to in that language' Trump backs May’s expulsion of 23 Russian diplomats Roy Keane says most of the Manchester United team are not good enough to play for the club after they were unceremoniously dumped out of the Champions League by Sevilla on Tuesday night. The former United captain believes Jose Mourinho needs three or four new signings to help get them back to being a force in Europe like they were when he was skipper. The Irishman was ..

SportFootballPremier League Why Jose Mourinho’s long history of falling out with star players suggests how the Paul Pogba saga will end We have been here before. Mourinho’s jobs have been so relatively short and have so often seen the same storylines played out, time and time again Miguel Delaney Chief Football Writer @MiguelDelaney Thursday 22 February 2018 18:49 GMT Click to follow The Independent Sport Jose Mourinho has fallen out with star players before Getty “There’s no story,” Jose Mourinho assertively restated after once more leaving one of his star players out of the starting line-up for a big game, but this was not Paul Pogba. This was back in 2012-13, when the Portuguese finally brought three years of differences with Iker Casillas to a definitive conclusion, and left the Real Madrid legend out of the Copa Del Rey final. “As the coach, it’s legitimate for me to say, ‘I like Diego Lopez’,” Mourinho is quoted as stating in Diego Torres’ book ‘The Special One’. “And with me i..

SportFootballPremier League Jonny Evans has not been stripped of West Brom captaincy after ill-fated training trip, insists Alan Pardew There had been reports Evans would lose the West Brom captaincy over the matter but these were dismissed by Pardew in his Thursday press conference Sports Staff Thursday 22 February 2018 14:40 GMT Click to follow The Independent Sport Jonny Evans has NOT been stripped of the West Brom captaincy Getty West Brom manager Alan Pardew has dismissed suggestions Jonny Evans has been stripped of the captaincy after the club's ill-fated training trip to Spain. Evans, Gareth Barry, Jake Livermore and Boaz Myhill were spoken to by police investigating the alleged theft of a taxi in Barcelona but the matter was dropped due to a lack of evidence. There had been reports Evans would lose the West Brom captaincy over the matter but these have been dismissed by Pardew. Read more Pellegrino leaps to Pardew's defence after ill-fated Barcelona trip He to..

SportFootballPremier League West Bromwich Albion considering Alan Pardew replacements as club reels from embarrassing fortnight In just over a week the Baggies have sacked their chairman and chief executive before senior players embarrassed the club on a night out during a mid-season training break Ed Malyon Sports Editor @eaamalyon Tuesday 20 February 2018 12:46 GMT Click to follow The Independent Sport Time could be running out for Alan Pardew at West Brom AFP/Getty Images West Bromwich Albion will not be afraid to pull the plug on Alan Pardew’s reign in a bid to spark life into their battle against relegation, and are already considering candidates to replace their under-pressure coach, The Independent understands. Pardew avoided action from the club last week when chairman John Williams and chief executive Martin Goodman were dismissed following “poor results this season” but, rather than that being a vote of confidence in the former Crystal Palace manager, it is understood that ..

SportFootballPremier League Bernardo Silva speaks out: Referees have to begin protecting Manchester City players from rough treatment There is a growing belief at the Etihad Stadium that Manchester City's talented flair players are being deliberately and cynically targeted Mark Critchley Northern Football Correspondent @mjcritchley Thursday 1 February 2018 22:30 GMT Click to follow The Independent Sport Bernardo Silva has spoken out Getty Alan Pardew conceded it was “a poor challenge… make no mistake about that.” Pep Guardiola wiped the metaphorical sweat from his brow and said “we were lucky.” The result of Matt Phillips’ hip-high tackle on Brahim Diaz towards the end of Manchester City’s romp over West Brom was simply a scratch for the Spaniard and a period of writhing on the turf but, as Guardiola pointed out, it could have been far worse. Read more Bernardo Silva, versatility and a chance to shine without Mahrez “We could have been unlucky with what happened three or f..

SportFootballTransfers Transfer news LIVE: Arsenal set to sign Aubameyang, Chelsea striker chase plus Manchester United, Liverpool and Spurs Live Blog Latest transfer news plus gossip and rumours from the January window Sports Staff Monday 29 January 2018 11:47 GMT Click to follow The Independent Sport Monday's transfer talk Arsenal are set to to sign Dortmund's Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang in a club record deal Chelsea's move for Roma's Edin Dzeko appears to have stalled Manchester City are set to announce the club record signing of Athletic Bilbao's Aymeric Laporte on Monday The January transfer window is reaching its climax with Arsenal, Manchester United and Liverpool right in the thick of it. Arsenal remain intent on adding at least one more new face before Wednesday's deadline with a deal for Dortmund's Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang set to go down to the wire. He could be joined at the Emirates by Jonny Evans of West Brom after Manchester City tur..

SportFootballPremier League Southampton vs Tottenham Hotspur: Premier League – LIVE! Live Blog Follow all the action from Spurs' visit to St Mary's Jack Watson Sunday 21 January 2018 16:37 GMT Click to follow The Independent Sport Harry Kane celebrates after scoring Tottenham's equaliser against Southampton Getty It’s Southampton against Tottenham and the battle of the Mauricios as Pellegrino welcomes Pochettino to St Mary’s. Southampton are on a terrible run without a win in 10 league games and Pellegrino will be desperate to end the slump, especially with a manager like Marco Silva back on the market. Spurs are in a good moment, having won four and drawn one of their past five league games, and with Harry Kane and Son Heung-min in particularly scintillating form. Find out if Southampton can stop them in our live blog below: Live Updates SUBS 2 mins ago 71: Serge Aurier is injured and cannot continue. Kieran Trippier comes on in his place. SUBS 4 mins ago 70: He..

SportFootballPremier League Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola hails his side's mentality after comfortable win over Newcastle Guardiola was delighted with his side's response to their first defeat of the campaign Mark Critchley Northern Football Correspondent @mjcritchley Saturday 20 January 2018 21:12 GMT Click to follow The Independent Sport Pep Guardiola was delighted with his side's response to losing their unbeaten record Getty Pep Guardiola was delighted with the way his Manchester City players responded to their first defeat of the Premier League, having feared they could slip up again. Guardiola’s side ran out 3-1 winners over struggling Newcastle United at the Etihad on Saturday, ultimately recording a comfortable victory. The win came less than a week after Jürgen Klopp’s Liverpool tarnished City’s unbeaten record with a 4-3 victory last Sunday. Guardiola’s players responded in the best way possible, however, just as they did after their long winning ru..

SportFootballPremier League Oumar Niasse rescues a point for Everton against West Brom but James McCarthy’s leg break overshadows all Everton 1 West Bromwich Albion 1: Niasse scored just 57-seconds after being thrown on as a substitute before McCarthy suffered a suspected broken leg Simon Hughes Goodison Park @simon_hughes__ Saturday 20 January 2018 17:13 GMT Click to follow The Independent Sport Oumar Niasse celebrates his equalising goal for Everton Getty For what seemed like an eternity at Goodison Park, a malfunction in the Park End’s public-address system resulted in a relentless white noise transmitting from the speakers. On and on it went, causing anxiety for those closest being forced to co-exist with the fuzzy sound. Finally, it stopped and when it did, the roar was enormous, as well as the relief. Not quite as enormous, however, as the roar that followed Jonjoe Kenny’s shot towards the end of the first half. It was Everton’s first on target this year, across 251 minutes of ..

SportFootballTransfers Why Alexis Sanchez would do well to follow Cristiano Ronaldo’s example when he moves to Manchester United Ronaldo is a phenomenon who successfully remodelled himself at the final stage of his career. United will hope Sanchez can achieve something similar at Old Trafford Jack Austin @jackaustin_1 Friday 19 January 2018 17:49 GMT Click to follow The Independent Sport Alexis Sanchez surely has to change his game to succeed at Old Trafford Getty It’s 2009. Cristiano Ronaldo has just completed his world-record £80m move from Manchester United to Real Madrid. Manchester United are looking for a ‘New Ronaldo’, and one has appeared on the north-eastern boarder of Italy, at Udinese. After two years of scouting and interest, the aforementioned ‘New Ronaldo’ – or shall we call him ‘NR7’, given he will assume the No 7 shirt at Old Trafford – joined Pep Guardiola and Barcelona, a physical, powerful and direct runner with a penchant for cutting inside and shooting with power..